William Murdock

William Murdock
Bornc. 1710
Died17 October 1769
Occupation(s)merchant, planter, gentleman
Known forMaryland delegate to the Stamp Act Congress
Children8

William Murdock (c. 1710 October 17, 1769) was an American statesman in colonial Maryland. During the tensions leading up to the American Revolution, he was an important spokesman for the rights of the colonists. He was a delegate representing Maryland in the Stamp Act Congress of 1765.